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William Knight
Informations sur naissance
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Date de naissance: 29/09/1885 |
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Lieu de naissance: Barnsbury, Middlesex, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
Informations générales
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Profession: Clerc du Solliciteur |
Informations service militaire
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Pays: Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
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Force armée: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Numéro de service: G/22457 |
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Incorporation nom de lieu: London (City), Middlesex, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
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Unités: — The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 7th Bn. (Dernière unité connue) |
Informations sur décès
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Date de décès: 13/10/1917 |
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Lieu de décès: Poelkapelle Church - Gloster House, Belgique |
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Cause du décès: Missing in action |
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Âge: 32 |
Mémorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panneau: 37A |
Distinctions et médailles 2
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British War Medal Médaille |
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Victory Medal Médaille |
Points d'intérêt 2
| #1 | Lieu de naissance | ||
| #2 | Lieu d'enrôlement |
Mon histoire
The 7th Battalion The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) took over the front roughly between Poelcappelle Chruch and Gloster Farm. They took part in the attack on 12 October near Poelcapelle but the attack failed and they could only andvance a little. They suffered heavy German shelling and the field of operations was a moon landscape filled with mud. On the evening of the 13th the troops were relieved. William must have died during this attack or trying to consolidate the little ground they had gained.
Sources 3
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7 Battalion Buffs (East Kent Regiment) (The National Archives, Kew (TNA) WO 95/2049/1). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Sources utilisées |
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McCarthy Chris, Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account (London, Unicorn Publishing Group, 2018). Sources utilisées |
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Nichols G.H.F. ,The 18th Division in the Great War (Edinburgh, William Blackwood & Sons, 1922). Sources utilisées |
Complément d’informations 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/835112 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=196766c0-6604-41e1-ae60-e6471f230bcf |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/2022457 |